What is your welcome drink?

I love the hot chocolate idea it's so original. Im usually a straight to the bar kinda girl but went to wedding in january once which offered alcohol as a welcome drink and hot drinks too and everyone ran for the hot drinks. Saying that, october can be really nice spring type weather so i reckon you could go with pretty much anything. We are having prosecco, pimms and pink lemonade as welcome drinks and kir royale for the toast xx

Could you mix and match a little? We're going for bottles of beer, pimms, prosecco and non-alcoholic strawberry daquari's (so good!) for the non drinkers. If you want something a little more comforting, how about a warm winter pimms?

We're having Mojitos .

could you have winter pimms? it's lovely x

I'm doing hot chocolat bar (boozy if guests want) and warm cider :-)

We had Thatchers Somerset Rose cider in champagne glasses as husband is from Somerset.

How about mulled cider? It's a lovely winter warmer and you could still have luxury hot choc for those not drinking? x

My first wedding was a January wedding and we had Winter pimms with warm apple juice - tastes gorgeous, and for those not drinking alchohol we had hot chocolate or juice.

For this wedding we are just having the traditional prosecco, prosecco and orange juice or just juice

Ours is a July wedding with Pimms so I'm afraid I'm not much help. The hot chocolate idea sounds awesome, I would love that as a guest!

We're having a 'winter cocktail' whatever that may be! Other options were prosseco or mulled wine x

Bellinis here! Yum.

Hot choc is a great idea though!

We're having slush puppies (alcoholic and non alcoholic) ?

Hot chocolate is a popular choice though and always seems to go down well. I don't think anyone would miss being able to drink straight away would they? Then again i'm not really a drinker, so who knows!

Mulled wine is also a popular choice towards the end of the year.

Mulled cider is sooooo good!

It's the end of summer here so we're having: Sea breezes, Cape Codders and G&Ts.

I love the hot chocolate idea.

We are having bucks fizz. I love the hot chocolate idea, I'd love that as a guest!

We have a choice of pimms, white peach sangria or aperol spritz (not decided with yet) with various soft drinks, but then were a late spring/early summer wedding. If it was a cool day hot chocolate would be lovely! Otherwise mulled cider or winter pimms or something like for an alcoholic warming drink?

Love the Hot chocolate idea Would def have that if we were getting married at a different time of the year

Were getting married in July so having Kir Royale and Summer fruit cocktails, juice/tea & coffee for the non drinkers

Some great ideas here, thank you! I like the idea of winter pimms but I haven't actually tried it myself so I may need to have a glass first ;-) I still really like the hot chocolate idea. We are going to talk to the caterers at the venue on Thursday so I'll see what they say and then see if they can get the fiancé on board!xx

We had Rum punch

Prosecco and fruit punch for non drinkers. I love me some bubbles!

In theory I love the hot chocolate idea! However in practice as a guest I'd be gutted because I don't have dairy. So as much as I'd want one, I wouldn't be able to have one. Although in reality there is no reason to discount something because a small (very small) minority of your guests may not be able to have it.

We're having pimms and bottles of Peroni for reception drink and also first drink on table. Prosecco for the toast

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! For a unique and memorable welcome drink, consider offering a mix of warm and festive options like spiced apple cider or a hot toddy for drinkers, alongside a non-alcoholic cider or gourmet hot chocolate for others. If you're looking for inspiration for creative drink ideas, check out 7 Brew Drink Creations for some fun and customizable options that might spark some ideas. Best of luck with the planning—it’s going to be an amazing day!